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Recombination vs Recombinant - What's the difference?

recombination | recombinant |

As nouns the difference between recombination and recombinant

is that recombination is combination a second or subsequent time while recombinant is an organism, cell, or haplotype formed by genetic recombination.

As an adjective recombinant is

referring to something formed by combining existing elements in a new combination. Especially in the phrase recombinant DNA referring to an organism created in the lab by adding DNA from another species.

recombination

English

Noun

(wikipedia recombination) (en noun)
  • Combination a second or subsequent time.
  • (genetics) The formation of genetic combinations in offspring that are not present in the parents
  • (chemistry) The reverse of dissociation

    • Related terms

    * recombine

    recombinant

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Referring to something formed by combining existing elements in a new combination. Especially in the phrase recombinant DNA referring to an organism created in the lab by adding DNA from another species.

    • Derived terms

    * recombinantly * recombinant DNA * rBGH * rBST * RAC * rDNA * recombinase

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An organism, cell or haplotype formed by genetic recombination.